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Suno Reaches 2 Million Paid Subscribers, Cites $300 Million in Annual Revenue

Artists are challenging its training data in court.

Udio CEO Andrew Sanchez is photographed in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Singer and songwriter Tift Merritt, co-chair of the Artist Rights Alliance, poses for a photo with her guitars at her home in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
Mikey Shulman, one of the founders of AI music generator startup Suno, speaks to a reporter at company headquarters, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Mikey Shulman, one of the founders of AI music generator startup Suno, right, and research scientist Christian Steinmetz, collaborate on creating a song, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Overview

  • Suno CEO Mikey Shulman said the platform now has 2 million paying users and $300 million in annual recurring revenue, with more than 100 million people having tried the service.
  • Major-label lawsuits over alleged copyright misuse continue, with Warner Music settling and partnering with Suno as cases from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment proceed.
  • Artist-rights groups launched a new 'Say No to Suno' open letter this week, accusing the company of scraping copyrighted works without permission and diluting royalty pools.
  • Suno maintains that training its models is protected by fair use, asserting its system learns from examples rather than copying recordings.
  • Industry watchdogs warn AI output is fueling streaming manipulation, with Deezer reporting around 60,000 AI tracks uploaded daily and Apple Music increasing penalties for fraud; Suno also hired former Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as chief commercial officer.